Leslie Courtois is a paper conservator with the Library of Virginia. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD); Studio Art Centers International (SACI) in Florence, Italy, Parsons School of Design in Paris, France and Virginia Commonwealth University where she received a BFA. She received a Master of Science in Forensic Science with a concentration in imaging of Questioned Documents from VCU in 2004. Leslie has directed the paper conservation lab located within the State Library of Virginia in Richmond for twenty seven years.